Use of the harmonic scalpel versus conventional haemostatic techniques in patients with Grave disease undergoing total thyroidectomy: A prospective randomised controlled trial

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 393, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 675-680

  Hallgrimsson, P ^a   Loven L ^b   Westerdahl, J ^a   Bergenfelz, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Haemostatic techniques; Harmonic scalpel; Thyrotoxicosis; Total thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HARMONIC SCALPEL; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALPEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAVES DISEASE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SWEDEN; THYROIDECTOMY; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51449109359     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-008-0361-z     Document Type: Article

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